The African American Religious Experience in America

by Pinn, Anthony B.

• ISBN13: 9780813031972
• ISBN10: 0813031974
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-18
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida

Summary

Too often, consideration of African American religious expression is limited to considerations of black churches or to aspects of Islamic thought and practice. This comprehensive overview reveals the tremendous diversity of the African American religious communities in America by examining black spiritual churches, Buddhism, humanism, Judaism, Nation of Islam, Protestant churches, the Roman Catholic Church, Santeria, Sunni Islam, and voodoo. Anthony Pinn opens each chapter with a historical introduction to a specific tradition and the unique African American religious experience within it. This is followed by a timeline of notable events in and details of the religion's practices. The book also contains a glossary of terms, a series of short biographies of important figures in the history of African American religion, and primary source documents that offer first-person accounts of past and present religious practices.

Author Biography

Anthony B. Pinn is Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religious studies at Rice University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
A Note on Language	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Historical Context of the African American Religious Experience	p. 1
Development of the African American Religious Experience	p. 11
Black Spiritual Churches	p. 29
Buddhism	p. 47
Humanism	p. 61
Judaism	p. 77
Nation of Islam	p. 93
Protestant Churches	p. 121
The Roman Catholic Church	p. 165
Santeria	p. 183
Sunni Islam	p. 199
Voodoo	p. 215
Timeline	p. 233
Glossary	p. 241
Biographies	p. 245
Responsibilities for the Christianization of Enslaved Africans	p. 259
Herbie Hancock's Approach	p. 277
The Benefits of the End of Slavery	p. 283
The Role of Women in the Episcopal Church	p. 295
Racial Problems of the Catholic Church	p. 303
Funds for African Americans	p. 307
Negative Consequences of Slavery on the Christian Faith	p. 319
The Nature and Purpose of Black Humanism	p. 325
Selected Bibliography	p. 331
Index	p. 341
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